NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 334 Alliance Overlord
Because the bench lineup stretched the hips, the Suns and Mavericks had to wait until the final quarter to decide the winner. This is naturally the strongest lineup of the two teams.

Four main players plus one substitute, both teams have such a combination.

But the Suns are not the sixth man Ellis who scored more points, but Hill, and the Mavericks are Terry.

Of course, they are not used all the time. After all, Hill is old and will not play with the Suns main lineup all the time. Sometimes he may replace Ellis, but this is a relatively small lineup, mainly for offense.

It is also possible to switch to someone else, the probability is relatively small, but it may also appear depending on the situation on the court. The Suns have many choices.

The Mavericks have fewer choices, at most they can replace Stackhouse.

However, how the lineup changes, it is often the superstars of the two teams that determine the outcome.

It's no secret that the Mavericks rely on Nowitzki at critical moments.

To be honest, locking Nowitzki is more difficult than locking Duncan.

It's not that Nowitzki is stronger, but that the two have different characteristics. Duncan can make a lot of contributions on the defensive end if he is locked on the offensive end, while Nowitzki is difficult to be completely locked on the offensive end.

When the Suns flank Nowitzki, he can go out to the three-point line to catch the ball, which is much more flexible.

If the Suns pinch again, he will sometimes pass the ball and sometimes hit hard.

But no matter what, the field on the outside is more open, and it is much easier to make a choice.

Nowitzki played higher efficiency than before, as if omnipotent.

Of course, it's just as if, he still sacrificed some shooting percentage, and the 100% free throw shooting percentage he kept before because of the fierce confrontation also became invalid.

Russell, on the other hand, allowed Stoudemire to maintain a 100% shooting rate, and every pass was very deadly.

Nowitzki couldn't stop Stoudemire when he was on the inside defense, and his foul count could no longer allow him to continue to sit on the inside.

But Dampier, except for the first quarter, was beaten by Stoudemire.

On the court, it is strength that ultimately determines the outcome, and Dampier is certainly not strong enough.

Moreover, as a blue-collar meat shield, his physical strength is not very good, and he couldn't keep up with Stoudemire at the end of the quarter.

What if I try to keep up, Russell must not have passed the ball, what a joke, the Suns have other scoring points, as well as his super scoring point.

However, because Nowitzki played earlier, in fact, the Mavericks still took the lead in the last 5 minutes of the game.

The Mavericks got off to a good start, but withered in the second quarter.

Fortunately, they are a strong team, they played very well in the second half, and now they are only one step away from victory.

If Nowitzki had a better helper, the result of the game would definitely be difficult to say.

But he really didn't. After Russell played, the situation of the game changed a little.

Although Nowitzki can still score, the overall efficiency of the Mavericks has dropped a lot, and the Suns are gradually taking the initiative on the field.

For the control of the game, Nowitzki really can't do Russell's level.

Next, the Suns first defended against a mistake by the opponent. Hill steals Harris. Harris fouled as soon as he got up, and Hill made two free throws.

In the Mavericks' round, Nowitzki barely missed a shot in the face of the flanking attack. Russell grabbed the rebound and launched a fast break. Then he passed Stoudemire in seconds, and the latter scored 2+1.

At this time, only a few tens of seconds had passed, and the sun had already overtaken the score.

The Mavericks' offense is not considered weak, but compared to the performance of the Suns on the offensive end, they feel that they are nothing.

The sun is really scary, as long as the mind is distracted, the situation on the court will change drastically.

No team can concentrate for 48 minutes in a game. Even a strong team like the Mavericks is inevitable, and the Suns can seize the few opportunities.

In the last 2 minutes, the situation reversed, and it was time for the Mavericks to chase points.

They chose a small lineup for offense at the last moment and Dampier for defense.

The Suns are not necessary, their lineup is relatively balanced offensive and defensive.

Of course, the offense will be stronger, but the defense is enough.

Because at the last moment, other Mavericks players didn't have much courage to make a shot.

Facing the playoffs that have ravaged them for several years in a row, their mentality cannot be so stable.

Compared with the Spurs GDP, the Mavericks' No. [-] and No. [-], Howard and Terry, are still a bit worse.

At 1 minute and 27 seconds, Nowitzki hit a difficult back, and the score gap was only 3 points.

But just 9 seconds later, Russell made a steady two-pointer, which made the Mavericks' hearts sink.

Russell was just a simple breakthrough mid-range shot, but because he was Russell, the Mavericks made a defensive misjudgment. They thought Russell would call a screen.

And then, the Mavericks were defended against another mistake.

Although the sun did not hit, but the time passed to 1 minute.

When it was the Mavericks' turn, Nowitzki made a free throw, but this time he only made one of two free throws.

Immediately afterwards, Russell made a false pass and once again fooled the Mavericks' defense, and Stoudemire easily pulled up and dunked.

Time is running out, and the calf is under increasing pressure.

When it was the Mavericks' turn to attack, they made another turnover and Terry passed the ball to Stoudemire.

Russell got the pass from Stoudemire and controlled the time. When there were more than 8 seconds left in the round, Russell asked for a screen.

This is a completely unreasonable action, like deliberately creating physical contact, and deliberately picking the arm under Nowitzki's arm.

However, the goal was scored and the referee called a foul.

The Mavericks players were extremely dissatisfied, but judging from the slow motion, the foul was very obvious.

Nowitzki was too anxious at this time, and Russell found a chance to make a foul by pressing down with his arm.

It's just that, in general, this situation is a free throw. It's a bit scary that Russell can still score.

What's scary is the Mavericks. They really don't have time now. Nowitzki wanted to make a quick three-pointer with the ball. After the miss, there was no suspense in the game.

Howard grabbed the offensive rebound and made it up, but the clock was up.

At this time, the Mavericks were already behind. In the Western Conference, the Suns won again.

The outside world finally has no doubts. Even if the Suns lineup has changed a lot this season, it feels like suicide, but they are still the strongest in the West.

Maybe they will still be the strongest in the league, because Russell feels invincible.

Duncan and Nowitzki played well against strong opponents in a row, but the game was still controlled by Russell.

In this game, Russell scored 40+20+8 and had 3 steals.

Incredibly, this might not be his strongest form yet.

Now teams with championship ambitions must carefully consider how they can limit Russell.

If this problem is not resolved, the Suns will still be the overlord of the league.

(End of this chapter)